CB Dunta Robinson is “possible” for exhibition opener
CB Dunta Robinson, the Falcons major offseason pickup, may not play in the exhibition opener. Curtis Compton/CCompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons coach Mike Smith hopes to get cornerback Dunta Robinson, who suffered a hamstring injury last Sunday, back to practice next week. His missed practice for the fourth straight day on Thursday.
Smith acknowledged that it was “possible” that Robinson would not play in the exhibition season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, Aug. 13 at the Georgia Dome.
Smith is not concerned about Robinson’s long-term status. He’s been running on the side under the supervision of the training staff.
” I think any time you’re dealing with soft tissue, the precursor to pulling a muscle is that there is usually tightness in there,” Smith said. “We just want to make sure that he’s ready to go. We’ll bring him along just like we’ve managed the three guys that are post (operation). . . He’s our starting corner. I don’t know if he’s our left corner, right corner or our match corner, but he is our starting corner. We just need to make sure that he’s ready to go.”
Smith also considers backup running back Jerious Norwood to be in the same boat. He suffered a hip flexor injury and has also been running on the side with the trainers.
“We know what Jerious is capable of doing,” Smith said.
Some highlights from Thursday’s morning practice:
- Backup quarterback John Parker Wilson directed the offense in the two-minute drill. Smith wanted to get him some action in the two-minute because he’ll be in at the end of the exhibition games.
- With Robinson out, the backup cornerbacks are getting extra reps against the top receivers. Christopher Owens, Chevis Jackson and Dominique Franks are getting reps against the starting receivers in one-on-one drills.
- Linebacker Bear Woods, an undrafted rookie free agent from Troy, made a nice interception off of Chris Redman. He was covering tight end Michael Palmer in coverage.
Date, Practice Times (public availability)
Friday, August 6 — Practice 10:15 – 11:55 a.m. (open to the public)
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Team Scrimmage at North Gwinnett High School – 7:30 p.m. (open to the public)
Saturday, August 7 — Mock Game at Flowery Branch – 12:00 p.m. (open to the public)
Sunday, August 8 — No Practice.
Monday, August 9 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 4:40 p.m. (open to the public). COMBINED PRACTICES WITH JACKSONVILLE.
Tuesday, August 10 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (open to the public); practice 3:45 – 5:50 p.m. (open to the public). COMBINED PRACTICES WITH JACKSONVILLE.
Wednesday, August 11 — Practice 8:30 – 10:40 a.m. (closed to the public); practice 3:45 – 4:40 p.m. (closed to the public).
Thursday, August 12 — Practice 8:50 – 10:55 a.m. (closed to the public); practice 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. (closed to the public).
Friday, August 13 — Preseason Week 1 vs. Kansas City 8 p.m.
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dodirty
August 5th, 2010
12:35 pm
First
Joe Tess Fish House
August 5th, 2010
12:38 pm
Another wasited signing by the Falcons. As I said in another blog, they could of have TO for a lot less and TO never get injured.
Nice job TD
DJ
August 5th, 2010
12:39 pm
Dunta is one person that doesn’t need the reps. Is it just me or is the Falcon’s staff emphasizing protection of the top 53 players in camp?
Alpha9
August 5th, 2010
12:43 pm
was To gonna play Db for the Falcons?
Joe Tess Fish House
August 5th, 2010
12:46 pm
TO would not be injured this soon. Regardless of position, if you are injured, you are not contributing. 50 to pay a guy to watch from the sidelines….Hey! Mr Blanks, I will do that for 1 million!
Whats Important
August 5th, 2010
12:50 pm
Joe Tess Fish House, yeah Joe, I saw where you posted on the other blog. It sounded idiotic over there too. Anyone who gets their knickers in a wad and writes off a veteran player because he is not participating in an exhibition game has a serious lack of football knowledge.
GregKennesaw
August 5th, 2010
12:53 pm
Joe Tess, go back to your NBA reruns, you have nothing useful to say
mountain_jim
August 5th, 2010
12:55 pm
Fish House the troll.
laguna Darren
August 5th, 2010
1:01 pm
Joe Tess would you please go watch NBA or play craps in an alley with your friends. I wake up to read about football and possibly a few comments from Falcon fans that have some football knowledge. Please stay off the blogs unless you have something to say that anyone besides Terrance Moore cares about.
NOLA
August 5th, 2010
1:06 pm
oh no. Arthur was sold a bill of goods. a hammy means he will never be able to run this season and has been in bad condition.
a cornerback with a bad hammy is toast. great fa acquisition. ‘cons are constantly being punked in deals by the rest of the league.
Mary Jane Rottencrotch
August 5th, 2010
1:08 pm
gth joe
Craig
August 5th, 2010
1:09 pm
Lol get ‘em boys. Oh not Robinson isnt playing in the pre-season opener. The whole season is down the drain! LOL
If your team got decimated by injuries last season too, you’d be extra careful with your big money guys in the pre-season too. I finally got my season tickets in the mail. Row 9 lower level baby. Rise Up!!!
ATLNICK
August 5th, 2010
1:10 pm
Fish House, His name is Mr. Blank not Blanks. We need DBs. If you couldn’t see that last year you have no clue about football.
Management
August 5th, 2010
1:16 pm
Joe Tess, you are ignorant. Please remove yourself ffrom posting anything further until you have some intelligence about football.
Thank You,
The Management
sleeze
August 5th, 2010
1:17 pm
Fish House is one of those guys who puts insanely stupid ideas on a blog just to see how many people he can irritate. I wonder if his real name is John Kinkade.
gdg73
August 5th, 2010
1:21 pm
No news here. Robinson will be ready for the season. Those reps need to go to Jackson, Owens, and Franks anyway. I see Brian Williams being moved to FS at this stage of his career.
Mike Jay
August 5th, 2010
1:23 pm
Stop feeding the fishey and it will go swim elsewhere. It really is that simple.
Zero concern here. Great that the backups are getting meaningful reps.
Bear Woods… There is a joke there somewhere about a bear, the woods, and poop but it escapes me at the moment.
Alpha9
August 5th, 2010
1:24 pm
remember the good old times when Saints Fans had absolutely nothing to say..Ahhh memories..Did you guys mail Favre his Superbowl ring yet or are you planning to honor him in your ceremony
Sick & Tired Of Being Sick & Tired
August 5th, 2010
1:30 pm
Pre-season is just that….PRESEASON!!! As in…. it doesn’t count in the standings of total wins and/or losses. It is a no brainer to hold Robinson back until he’s healthy.
Anyone mouthing off because Robinson can’t play in a preseason game DOESN’T HAVE A CLUE!!!….that’s not really what I wanted to say…but you get the drift….
Dukester
August 5th, 2010
1:34 pm
I saw arthur blank at the movies last week at discover mills mall. It looked like his wife made him leave flowery branch to take her out a date. He had on matching falcons shirt and shorts with his socks pulled up to his knees (old school style). The good thing about that guy is if you didnt know he owned the falcons he looked just like a old man who loved football. PS The movie was “SALT” he was sleep more than half of the movie. It was hilarious. Not enough owners in the league like that. Most owners would rather watch it in their home theatre.
(THANKS FOR sharing this cool story. –dol)
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Mr. Pappagiorgio
August 5th, 2010
1:35 pm
Bear Woods?? Seriously?…Who wants to bet his father is “The biggest Alabama fan EVER”
Greg
August 5th, 2010
1:36 pm
joe tess i have a good job for u.Catching really high punts without the option for a fair catch and getting blasted by a special teams linebacker
Alpha9
August 5th, 2010
1:40 pm
To the NOLA guy talking about contracts..Didn’t the Saints sign and resign Reggie Bush…I’m just sayin
CTK
August 5th, 2010
2:27 pm
We still have another 5 weeks until the real action starts…chill out haters! A broken bone can heal in that amount of time.
Joe Tess Fish House
August 5th, 2010
2:27 pm
Geeezzzzz!! I dont get to voice my opinion? If you dont agree, fine, but dont pile on. Bunch of internet tough guys.
thunderbull56
August 5th, 2010
2:36 pm
Please, please, please explain to me coach,just what Jerious is capable of doing ?
NOLA
August 5th, 2010
2:38 pm
Alpha9
August 5th, 2010
1:40 pm
To the NOLA guy talking about contracts..Didn’t the Saints sign and resign Reggie Bush…I’m just sayin
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Reggie is still on his rookie contract. Reggie has earned his money ask the Cardinals as well as the ‘con defense. he makes a difference.
You folks signed a cb who can’t back peddle. That’s just plain dumb. a bad hammy after one week?
Joe Tess Fish House
August 5th, 2010
2:47 pm
HAHAHAHA……He showed you!
Jay
August 5th, 2010
3:02 pm
I totally agree about holding out Mr. Robinson until it’s time for him to earn it. The risk is too high…..for no reward. Pre-season to me is a waste and a risk. Put those guys out there that are trying to make the squad. I think that your third string or deeper QB’s should get those reps to see what they can do. As for as Mr. Norwood is concerned………injuries. I really don’t see him having a long career. He’s not built to play the running back position. Legs are just too small. Why not try him at a corner? Can’t hurt!
laguna Darren
August 5th, 2010
3:02 pm
No Tess your comments are not needed or wanted. Go down to wellfare office with your crackpipe and collect your check then ride the bus back to Riverdale and watch some old Terrance Moore re runs.
Back to football : Hopefully our starting players only get a few plays in any preseason game.
RockyMtnFalcon
August 5th, 2010
3:09 pm
Mr. Ledbetter, you scared the heck out of me with your headline on the Falcons page. “Robinson may miss Opener”. Sir the “Opener” the the first game of the regular season. not preseason. Please choose your words carefully. This is the year of the Falcon, and headlines like that, makes my heart drop into the pit of my stomach. Spoiler alert!!!……The Falcons will be hosting this years NFC Championship game!!
GOOOOO FAAAAAALLLLCONSSSSS!!
blord
August 5th, 2010
3:09 pm
Yes Joe Tess fish House you are allowed an opinion however you stated it as a fact and insulted the team management in the process so you opened yourself up to get hammered. You have to admit that it is overreacting to make such a statement based upon a young veteran POSSIBLY missing the first PREseason game. What you said just didn’t make in sense really. If you wait until mid-November to say we should have gotten TO because Robinson has been hurt then your comment makes more sense.
Robinson not playing is no big deal at this point. I just want to see him picking off passes from Big Byron or Dixion. More reps for the young guys will be a bigger help in the long run.
big bubba
August 5th, 2010
3:24 pm
Joe Tess got everyone fooled. He’s really Marcus Vick.
DrJ
August 5th, 2010
3:32 pm
So much for the new conditioning system: another hamstring before they even start.
Joe Tess Fish House
August 5th, 2010
3:56 pm
What did I state as fact?
Why the insults?
Are you all envious of my foursight?
mark
August 5th, 2010
4:09 pm
Joe Tess – you must have knowledge to have fact or insight. You prefer we sign a 37 year old WR when we needed a CB. Dez Bryant rookie WR with the Cowboys rolled his ankle on his own last week in practice. sutip cowboys, drafting and giving a 5 year contract to a guy that cannot run a rooute in a non contact drill with missing 4-6 weeks. How stupid!
Birdword
August 5th, 2010
4:32 pm
foursight? really?
Paddy
August 5th, 2010
4:32 pm
Joe Tess, you are a liar. Said you had had it with the Falcons after not signing TO. You were picking a new team. Falcons did not sign TO, but you are still here. You lied! You are a liar! Go away we don’t want liars around us.
chc4
August 5th, 2010
4:36 pm
Uh Reggie Bush is not very good. Brittle and fumble-itis. Oh and he’s a punk that got USC in trouble.
Buff Crew Chief
August 5th, 2010
4:47 pm
NOLA
Reggie Bush showed the ‘con defense? If you are referring to last season, he didn’t do all that great. Here’s his stats for the two games against the Falcons:
PR 1 for 1yd Rushing 2 for 3yds Rec 2 for 11yds
PR 1 for 23yds Rushing 6 for 33yds Rec 6 for 46yds
So he had one terrible game and one good game. If that’s what the Saints expect for his $7 million pay (due to bonuses, $12 million against the salary cap) for 2009, they need to take some finance lessons from the Falcons. The Falcons get that much production from Snelling for less than $470,000.
Bush had a very good rookie season with 1300 yds from scrimmage (rushing + rec). But since then he’s missed 4 games, 6 games and 2 games and has not broke 1000yd in a season (rush + rec). So no he has not earned his money.
Don’t get me wrong, the Falcons have their problem children also…Jamal Anderson ring any bells? But most Falcons fans admit he is a bust. But for some reason most Saints fans won’t take off their blinders to look at Bush’s production objectively, and admit he has not lived up to the #2 pick status and his $52 million contract. Yes, he has provided some exciting moments like his two punt returns for TDs against the Vikings two seasons ago. But he hasn’t done it consistently.
laguna Darren
August 5th, 2010
4:49 pm
Fish, you should be a Bengals fan now that they have added another pain in the ?ss player to their roster. I guess you still want Mike Vick to be starting QB. TO / VICK = 2 BAGS OF GARBAGE THAT NEVER WON S??T in college or pros. Don’t forget your 5th at the liq store on the way home.
rekingball
August 5th, 2010
5:46 pm
Maybe Reggie can stay out of, I mean stay off of, I meant to say, keep away from Kim, and he might do better against other teams.
But he aint going to do that much, against the Mighty Falcons.
rekingball
August 5th, 2010
5:48 pm
T.O. is a has-been, or more like a never-was.
Birdman
August 5th, 2010
7:27 pm
Who cares if he sits out preseason? The starters don’t play but a series or two anyway so it doesn’t matter. These games mean absolutely nothing at all, so keep Robinson out and let him work at a pace to where he can become healed. As long as he’s ready to go on September 12th then that’s all that matters. Jerious Norwood is really starting to get on my nerves being injured all the time. If he has to sit out most of the season this season then he needs to be let go. He’s not helping us at all. He’s only filling up space on the roster. If he can’t perform up to standards this season then let him go. Robinson will be ready, and so will the rest of the team.
Chop Buster
August 5th, 2010
8:06 pm
Robinson just needs to get that hammy worked on by the trainers and keep it loose. As long as Smitty feels comfortable with him knowing the playbook then there’s no need to panic.
NOLA
August 5th, 2010
8:23 pm
Trust me you ‘con fans need to watch tapes of Bush making your defense look silly. I remember Keith Brooking whiffing on a tackle and tackling his own teammate which allowed Reggie to score a touchdown.
The Saints didn’t have to pick up the last two years of his contract but guess what they did because he is a gamebreaker who is irreplaceable.
You folks used to have a guy who was a gamebreaker too, so you should understand that stats do not always tell the story.
I am sure ‘con fans can appreciate the beauty of this simple TD. Where was the D?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlnoWtPXfw0&feature=related
NOLA
August 5th, 2010
8:29 pm
Buya, In your face ‘con fans. y’all wish you had a gamebreaker like Bush to make your offense sizzle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWFc9K68jK0&feature=related
NOLA
August 5th, 2010
8:54 pm
Because the sports gods look unfavorably on my behavior… I’ve jinxed the Saints and they will go down in flames….
RomeDawg
August 5th, 2010
8:56 pm
Don’t get me wrong, Norwood is exciting, but damn, he stays hurt. I bet he misses 9 games this year.